{{too close to call}}{{tnr}}An '''Alameda County Permanent Doubling of the Transportation Sales Tax, Measure B1''' ballot question was on the {{nov06ca2012}} for voters in {{alameda}}.<ref name=cram>[http://www.mercurynews.com/elections/ci_21286521/tax-measures-piling-up-bay-area-ballots-this ''Mercury News'', "Tax measures piling up on Bay Area ballots this November", August 11, 2012]</ref>

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{{tnr}}An '''Alameda County Permanent Doubling of the Transportation Sales Tax, Measure B1''' ballot question was on the {{nov06ca2012}} for voters in {{alameda}}, where it was '''narrowly defeated.'''<ref name=cram>[http://www.mercurynews.com/elections/ci_21286521/tax-measures-piling-up-bay-area-ballots-this ''Mercury News'', "Tax measures piling up on Bay Area ballots this November", August 11, 2012]</ref>

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If Measure B1 is approved, it will permanently double the transportation sales tax paid in the county from half-a-cent to one full cent. Proceeds from this tax are targeted within the county to keep the roads in good repair.

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If Measure B1 had been approved, it would have permanently doubled the transportation sales tax paid in the county from half-a-cent to one full cent. Proceeds from this tax are targeted within the county to keep the roads in good repair.

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A {{2/3}} is required for approval, because in California, when a local sales tax measure is earmarked for a specific purpose (as is the case with Measure B1), it requires a higher threshold for approval than local sales tax measures that are not earmarked for specific purposes.

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A {{2/3}} was required for approval, because in California, when a local sales tax measure is earmarked for a specific purpose (as is the case with Measure B1), it requires a higher threshold for approval than local sales tax measures that are not earmarked for specific purposes.

If Measure B1 had been approved, it would have permanently doubled the transportation sales tax paid in the county from half-a-cent to one full cent. Proceeds from this tax are targeted within the county to keep the roads in good repair.

A 2/3rds supermajority vote was required for approval, because in California, when a local sales tax measure is earmarked for a specific purpose (as is the case with Measure B1), it requires a higher threshold for approval than local sales tax measures that are not earmarked for specific purposes.

Election results

Measure B1

Result

Votes

Percentage

dNo

134,926

34.62%

Yes

254,790

65.38%

These election results are not final. They are from the Alameda County elections office. Provisional, absentee and other ballots will be added to these results over the next 2-3 weeks. This election is currently too close to call. This page will be updated frequently as new vote totals are announced by the county and again when the final results are known.

Ballot text

The question on the ballot:

MEASURE B1: "￼￼Shall a new Transportation Expenditure Plan be implemented to address current and future transportation needs that: